Tasunke Yuima

Tasunke Yuima (died 1756) was a chief of the Huron-Wyandot Confederacy who fought in the French and Indian War alongside the Kingdom of France. He commanded a regiment of Huron musketeers during the defense of Fort Duquesne in 1756.

Biography
Tasunke Yuima was born in the present-day United States state of Michigan, and became a chieftain of the Huron-Wyandot Confederacy. Since the Huron tribe was allied to the Kingdom of France, Yuima commanded warriors of his tribe during the French and Indian War (1754-1763) against Great Britain, leading a regiment of Huron musketeers serving as auxilliaries of the French Army.

In 1756, General William Johnson and over 14,000 British Colonial troops attacked Fort Duquesne, where his regiment was stationed. Yuima was in charge of the Indian units under the command of General Jacques de Villiers, defending the interior of the fort. His unit fought to the last man, and Yuima was killed when a soldier butted him with his rifle.